during an experiment a signal from a spaceship reached the ground in 5mins . what was the distance of the spaceship from the ground station ? the signal travels at the speed of light 3 x 10 power 8 m s -1
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speed = V = 3×10^8 m/s
time = t = 5×60 minute = 300sec = 3×10^2 sec
distance = d = ?
V = d/t
V×t = d
3×10^8×3×10² = d
9×10^10 m = d
so the distance between space ship and ground station is 9× 10^10 metres
time = t = 5×60 minute = 300sec = 3×10^2 sec
distance = d = ?
V = d/t
V×t = d
3×10^8×3×10² = d
9×10^10 m = d
so the distance between space ship and ground station is 9× 10^10 metres
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